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  • About Ian Balfour
  • History
    • War Diary 1940 – 1944
    • 200 years of Charlotte Baptist Chapel
    • Charlotte Chapel History in 10 minutes
    • Charlotte Chapel archives indexed
    • Charlotte Chapel and the Red Arrows
    • Charlotte Chapel Elders and Deacons, 1877 to 2005
    • Charlotte Chapel Evangelical Social Involvement
    • Derek Prime – Biography and Obituaries
    • Scholarly edition of the Charlotte Chapel History
    • Revival in Rose Street: Picture Galleries
    • Congregational Life in Twelve Central Belt Baptist churches, 1918 to 1939
    • Citywide Edinburgh Missions
    • 1930s Raxaul, India Mission
    • 1940s Train Ride from Edinburgh to Newtonmore
    • The Lands of the Book – 1953
    • 1954 Third European Folk Festival, Germany
    • Edinburgh’s Ecclesiastical Heritage
    • 26 Edinburgh places of interest to Baptists
    • Church History – 36 Illustrated Lectures
  • Theology
    • Bibliography of scholarly works on Tertullian
    • The Ten Commandments today – or are there Eleven?
    • The New Testament: When and why
    • The relationship of man to God, from conception to conversion..
    • Terullian – Oxford Papers
    • Tertullian – Translated Works: Volume One
    • Tertullian – Translated Works: Volume Two
    • The Peril of Taking a Lawyer’s Advice
    • Common Grace and Saving Grace
    • Keswick teaching in Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh, 1962-1966
    • Life and Teaching of Rev. W Graham Scroggie, 1877-1958
  • Law
    • Balfour + Manson a History
    • Exam papers – school and university, 1949-55
    • Taxation of Judicial Accounts
    • Party Litigant’s Expenses – A 2021 Update
    • The Last Balfour in ‘Balfour + Manson’
  • Family
    • Diamond Wedding Family Overview
    • Fortieth Wedding Anniversary at Airth Castle Hotel 1998
    • Family Photographs
    • Robin’s 60th birthday
    • Ian’s mother’s autograph album
    • Balfours on Westray, Orkney Islands, 1560-1959
    • Glbert, the first Balfour on Westray
    • The Balfour Family Tree
    • The Balfour Family Tree: Jamaica
    • The Family Tree of Ian’s Mother
    • The Family Tree of Joyce’s Mother
    • The Family Tree of Joyce’s Father
    • Balfour Family Holiday Films 1945-53
    • Balfour Family Holiday Films 1959-82
    • Balfour Family Holidays since 1983
    • 1958 Wedding Film of Joyce and Ian
    • Lesley Balfour and Family on Film 1959-1980
    • Ian Balfour’s Diaries 1958-1972

Category: Diaries

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1972 Ian Balfour’s Diary

13th January 201713th January 2017 davidatfuzzylime

1972, was a busy time for the Balfour family as they moved into their new home at Murrayfield.
Exams loomed for Lesley, Robin was kept busy with cubs and cricket, Jeremy started school at Edinburgh Academy and Sandy (2) enoyed his first swimming lesson. Read More

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1961 Ian Balfour’s Diary

15th December 201613th January 2017 davidatfuzzylime

1961, and the Balfours celebrate the birth of Robin Francis and also Lesley’s second birthday. Once again congratulations from far and near were shared, some of which can be seen on the diary PDF. Read More

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1960 Ian Balfour’s Diary

24th February 201626th July 2016 davidatfuzzylime

1960, and the Balfours celebrate Lesley’s first birthday. Once again the family were inundated with letters and messages of support, some of which can be seen on the diary PDF. Read More

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1958 Diary of Honeymoon Trip to Germany

11th February 201626th July 2016 davidatfuzzylime

April 1958, and the newlyweds enjoy their honeymoon at 
the Drei Konige (Three Kings) Hotel, Bernkastel, Mosel. This involved a meandering drive through Europe Read More

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